Adjustable suspension-rack.



No. 774,968. PATENTED NOV. 15, 1904.- J. D. McKEE. ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION RACK.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.27, 1904.

no MODEL.

Kai I Jameafl/lfl'llee e w y Z a I I921 el hfm'geys UNITED STATES Patented November 15, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES DAVID MoKEE, OF CONWAY SPRINGS, KANSAS.

ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION-RACK.

To ttZZ whom it nutg concern Be it known that I. J AMES DAVID MoKEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at'Oonway Springs, in the county of Sumner and State of Kansas, have invented anew and useful Adjustable Suspension-Rack, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices from which to suspend various articles, more particularly culinary vessels of various kinds, and has for its object to produce a simply-constructed and easily applied and operated device from which the articles may be suspended in a convenient position and which may be adjusted in various directions to adapt it to the sizes or forms of the articles supported thereby.

\Vith these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, as various changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage of the parts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages, and the rightis therefore reserved of making all the changes and modifications which fairly fall within the scope of the invention and the claims made therefor.

The improved device will preferably be attached to a cook-stove or cooking-range and for the purpose of illustration is shown thus applied. I

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a portion of a range with the improved device attached thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective detail of portions of the parts to move fully illustrate the construction.

The improved device consists of spaced brackets llof any approved form or size and attached, as. by bolts l2 13, to the stove 1 dated November 15, 1904. Serial No. 195,621. No model.)

or range 14: or other supporting structure. At their outer ends the brackets are provided with transverse apertures, one of which is represented at 15 and each aperture surrounded by radiating cavities 16, and the brackets will also preferably be provided with knobs l7 18, extending from their free ends, from which to suspend articles, as hereinafter noted.

Between the brackets 10 ll a bar 19 is supported byjournals 20, engaging the apertures 15 and rotative therein, the shoulders on the ends of the bar formed by the journals having radial ribs 22 corresponding to and adapted to interengage the cavities 16 on the brackets. The journals are tapped for clampscrews 23 24:, by which means the brackets and bar may be firmly united. By this simple arrangement it will be obvious that the bar 19 and brackets "l0 11 may be firmly connected and the bar adjusted rotatively to any desired extent.

The bar 19 is formed with a longitudinal channel or groove 25, having a plurality of spaced intersecting lateral or circumferential recesses 26, and movable upon the bar longitudinally are a number of rings 27, each with a radial or laterally-extended hook 28 and an internal lug 29 for engaging the channel and intersecting recesses 26. By this simple arrangement the rings may be quickly adjusted to any desired point upon the bar by rotating them thereon until their lugs 29 register with the channel and then moved longitudinally until the ring is at the desired point, when itcan be rotated to cause the lug to enter nearest recess 26, when the ring will be held thereby from movement longitudinally of the bar. By this simple means it is obvious the rings may be adjusted to any desired extent and spaced at any distance apart upon the bar to adapt the hooks 28 to different sizes and forms of utensils and'be held both from rotative and longitudinal movement thereon by the coactive operation of the lugs 29 and recesses 26. It will also be obvious that the bar may be rotatively adjusted between the brackets by simply loosening the clamp-screws 23 24, rotating the bar to the required extent, and then tightening it again in its new location. By this means the hooks 28 may be given any desired inclination to suit different kinds and forms of utensils.

The device Will be very convenient for supporting pots, pans, skillets, stew-pans, and similar utensils in kitchens, as they will be concealed from view by the stove, to the rear of which the brackets will preferably be attached.

To increase the adaptability of the device, the brackets will preferably be provided with two sets of bolt-armrtures, one or both of which may be slotted to enable them to be attached to stoves or other structures of various 'forms and sizes.

\Vhile the brackets, as above noted, will preferably be attached to a stove and employed for suspending culinary utensils, they may be attached to any desired structure and employed for supporting any article or utensil for which it is adapted. It will also be understood that the hooks 28 may be of any size or shape and adapted to support any size or form of article or utensil.

The knobs 17 18 will be found very convenient for supporting the cleaning-cloths or other articles.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is- 1. in a device of the class described, a bar formed with a longitudinal channel having a plurality of spaced lateral recesses intersecting therewith, and a plurality of rings movable longitudinally of said bar and each with an exterior lateral hook and an internal lug for engagement with said channel and lateral recesses.

2. In a device of the class described, spaced supporting-brackets, a bar connected for rotative adjustment between said brackets and formed with a longitudinal channel intersected at spaced intervals by lateral recesses, and a plurality of rings movable longitudinally of said bar and having laterally-extended hooks and with inwardly-projecting studs for engagement with said channel and lateral recesses.

3. In a device of the class described, spaced supporti ngbrackets,a bar provided with a longitudinal channel intersected at spaced intervals by lateral recesses, the ends of the bar and the respective brackets being provided with rotatably-adjustable rib-and-socket connections, means for detachably clamping said brackets to said bar to cause the ribs and sockets to be interengaged, and a plurality of rings movably upon said bar and each having a laterally-extending hook and with an inwardlyprojecting lug for engagement with said channel and lateral recesses.

at. A device of the class described, spaced supporting-brackets having transverse apertures surrounded by radially-disposed cavities, a bar having journals at the ends for rotation in said bracket-apertures and with the shoulders formed by said journals provided with radial ribs corresponding to and for engagement with the cavities in said brackets, bolts engaging said journals and clamping the same to the brackets, the bar being provided with a longitudinal channel intersected by lateral recesses, and a plurality of rings movably engaging said bar and with lateral hooks and inwardly-projecting lugs for engaging said channel and intersecting recesses.

1n testimony that 1 claim the foregoing as my own 1 have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES DAVID MCKEE.

WVitnesses:

(J. O. TAYLOR, H. F. LANE. 

